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Cranberry: side effects, safety & interactions
Safe; juice carries sugar; theoretical mild warfarin interaction at high intake.
- Overall grade
- Grade B
- Last revised
- 0
- graded outcomes
- 0
- references listed
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The evidence in words
Safety profile
Safe; juice carries sugar; theoretical mild warfarin interaction at high intake.
Interactions to respect
No major interactions are on record for Cranberry at typical doses, but tell your clinician about everything you take.
What Cranberry is
Cranberry (proanthocyanidin-standardized extract or juice) is used to prevent urinary-tract infections.
The honest bottom line
A legitimate UTI-prevention tool (not a treatment) if you get recurrent infections. Dose by PAC content, not juice.
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